F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in testicular cancer

Gumuser G., ARAS F., Bilgin E. S.

UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY, sa.3, ss.193-195, 2012 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: UROONKOLOJI BULTENI-BULLETIN OF UROONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.193-195
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET) is becoming a standard imaging modality in the diagnosis, staging and evaluation of therapy response for most malignant diseases. The purpose of the present review is to update existing knowledge about the value of FDG PET in testicular cancer together with a summary of the literature.